Birdcage stand



y 2, 1933 E. G. WEBSTER 1,907,194

BIRDCAGE STAND Filed April 4, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet l y 2, 1933- E. G. WEBSTER 1,907,194

BIRDCAGE STAND Filed April 4, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 2, 1933. G WEBSTER BIRDCAGE STAND Filed April 4, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATES Parent" OFFICE EDGAR GEORGE WEBSTER, OF PECKI-IAM, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HYGIENI WIRE WORKS LIMITED, OF. LONDON, ENGLAND LBIRIDGAGE s'rnnn Application filed April 4, 1932, Serial No. 603,066, and in Great Britain October 2 3, 1931.

Birdcages which are provided with a 100p at their upper ends for suspension to a chain or cord, are suitable also for suspension in a stirrup frame carried on a stand, which for convenience may be detachable in several sections. Such stands usually consist of a screw into the foot portion and have an ex tension on the upper portion of the standard, and at the upper portion of such extension a branched stirrup frame has been used which branches upwards and connects over a suitable enclosed arch within which the cage is suspended.

The object of this invention is to dispense with this stirrup frame and to provide con-' venient means at the top of the extension or standard for supporting the cage oncits base.

According to this invention, at the top of the extension a fitting is attached having four recessed sockets, into which rods may be inserted at predetermined angles so as to radiate outwards and upwards. The rods are 5 of such a length and are directed at such angles, that the outer ends of these rods are located in positions approximating to the interior hollow feet below the base plate of the cage to be supported. The weight of the cage is borne by the rods and tends to expand their ends away from the centre, thus causing a binding-fit between the rods and the interior of the cage. Alternatively, the rods instead of being detachable, may be a pivoted to the top of the extension. This fitting may also be attached to the extension so as to rotate thereon, and in this event it is suitably made in the form of an inverted cone, the walls of which may be in line with the angular direction in which the rods are to be held. 7

The invention will now be described with reference to the embodiment illustrated upon the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a stand constructed in accordance with this invention, showing a birdcage mounted on the top of said stand, the base portion only of the birdcage being shown in longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 is aninvertedfplanview partly in section'on the line122 in 'Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section of-a fragment of the stand on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the cage and upper end of the stand. foot portion with a standard which may In the construction illustrated, the stand comprises a foot portion a, a standard I) screwing into the foot portion, a fitting c and a screwed cap d. The fitting c is mounted to rotate on a reduced shank b and bears on the shoulder b at the upper end of the standard. The reduced shank b is provided with a screwed projection 32 on which screws the cap d serving to retain the fitting c in position on the standard. The fitting c is formed with four sockets c c 0 0 said sockets receiving four rods 6 e 6 c and being so arrangedthat when inserted in said sockets, the rods 6 e e 6 radiate outwards and upwards. Said rods are made slightly flexible or are otherwise so arranged that their outer ends e 6 e", 6 can be contracted towards the centre from which they radiate. Further, these rods are so arranged that when contracted their outer ends e e", e", e are located in positions approximating to the interior of the hollow feet 7, f '7, 7 below the base plate 7 of the cage indicated generally by 9. When the outer endsof said rods are entered in said hollow feet, the weight of the cage is borne by the rods and this tends to extend their ends away from the centre from which they radiate, thus causing a bindingfit between the rods and the cage.

By making the rods and other parts as described, these can be detached to facilitate storage, transport and replacement.

It will be recognized that in the arrangement according to this invention, the centre of gravity of the stand and cage is considerably lower than in the case where a stirrup frame is carried over the upper part of the cage and the cage is suspended to such stirrup. It is also less complicated and therefore more artistic in appearance, while the security afforded by the outer ends of the rods being contained and binding within the hollow feet, is a considerable advantage in i stands which are required to support birdcages at a distance above the floor.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a birdcage stand, a

rotatable fitting on the top of said stand, and flexible rods radiating upwardly and'outwardly from said fitting, said rods having their outer ends adapted to be entered into hollow feet below a cage to be supported and adapted to expand under the weight of the page in order to secure a binding-fit in said eet. i

2. The combination of a birdcage stand, a fitting on the top of said stand, a birdcage having hollow feet, and flexible rods radiating upwardly and outwardly from said fitting and entering into said hollow feet with a binding-fit.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDGAR GEORGE WEBSTER. 

